Progress in palliative surgery - Is it a subspecialty?

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 449-450

  Wagman, Lawrence D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 35748965884     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20825     Document Type: Editorial

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